difference between 9800 pro and XT

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Looked at a comparison chart on ati's site with the 9800 pro and 9800xt

the xt is moderately a better card according to their chart but not by too
much..however the price difference is insane. I think for the 9800XT price
you could get the X800 instead

Am I missing something to this off-balanced pricing ? What could the 9800xt
offer to make this big gap in price ?
 
Looked at a comparison chart on ati's site with the 9800 pro and 9800xt

the xt is moderately a better card according to their chart but not by too
much..however the price difference is insane. I think for the 9800XT price
you could get the X800 instead

Am I missing something to this off-balanced pricing ? What could the 9800xt
offer to make this big gap in price ?
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They get a smaller amount on a silicon wafer that'll work reliably at
those speeds on the production runs so its a cost recouping exercise.
 
Brad said:
Looked at a comparison chart on ati's site with the 9800 pro and 9800xt

the xt is moderately a better card according to their chart but not by too
much..however the price difference is insane. I think for the 9800XT price
you could get the X800 instead

Am I missing something to this off-balanced pricing ? What could the
9800xt offer to make this big gap in price ?
Click to expand...


256 megs of onboard ram, and bragging rights. The 9800XT is mostly a joke
when viewing it on a price/performance ratio.
 
Looked at a comparison chart on ati's site with the 9800 pro and 9800xt

the xt is moderately a better card according to their chart but not by too
much..however the price difference is insane. I think for the 9800XT price
you could get the X800 instead

Am I missing something to this off-balanced pricing ? What could the 9800xt
offer to make this big gap in price ?
Click to expand...

The XT runs at slightly higher speeds than the Pro (core 412 vs. 378 MHz,
memory 365 vs. 338 MHz) and it also appears to handle some instructions
a little more efficiently. In addition the PCB's for the XT contain an
additional chip that allows you to monitor the temperature of the core.

I have a Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro which I've soft-modded into an XT as
is explained on this website:

<http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=92&pgno=0>

Results with 3DMark03:

Pro BIOS @ Pro speeds (378/338): 5977
Pro BIOS @ XT speeds (412/365): 6422
Pro BIOS @ Max speeds (454/380): 6764

XT BIOS @ XT speeds (412/365): 6699
XT BIOS @ Max speeds (454/380): 7227

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Danny Sanders www
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All about catching the weenies that are stupid, hey they are in the business
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